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HELSTON: Croust House £ PADSTOW: St Petroc’s Bistro ££ PORT ISAAC: Restaurant
Café Road Map B6 Bistro Road Map B5 Nathan Outlaw £££
Roskilly’s Farm, St Keverne, TR12 6NX New St, PL28 8EA Seafood Road Map B5
Tel 01326 280479 Closed Christmas Tel 01841 532700 6 New Rd, PL29 3SB
Enjoy delicious home-made food This Rick Stein-owned bistro has Tel 01208 880896 Closed Wed &
from Roskilly’s Farm, served a charming country-style dining Thu lunch; Sun–Tue
indoors by a roaring fire or out in room, a pretty garden courtyard Sample outstanding seafood
the old farmyard. The menu also and a cozy bar. Carnivores will and (if booked ahead) vegetarian
includes soups, wood-fired pizzas, love the Devon Red Ruby steaks tasting menus at this glossy two-
pasties, salads and ice cream. cooked over a charcoal grill. Michelin-starred restaurant.
HELSTON: Kota ££ PADSTOW: Paul Ainsworth ST IVES: Halsetown Inn ££
Asian Fusion Road Map B6 at No. 6 £££ Gastro-pub Road Map A6
Harbour Head, Porthleven, TR13 9JA Modern British Road Map B5 B3311, Halsetown, TR26 3NA
Tel 01326 562407 Closed Sun–Tue 6 Middle St, PL28 8AP Tel 01736 795583 Closed Sun dinner
In a harbourside setting, Kota Tel 01841 532093 Closed Sun & Mon Set in the glorious countryside,
serves delicious Asian fusion food. A Michelin-starred restaurant in a this genial pub serves modern,
The restaurant is owned by New handsome Georgian townhouse. boldly flavoured interpretations
Zealand chef Jude Kereama, who Chef Paul Ainsworth’s seductive of classic dishes. There’s a good
took part in the BBC’s Great British cooking has its roots in the selection of real ales and a
Menu series in 2015 and 2016. region – in both the land and special menu for kids.
sea. There are tempting vege-
LOOE: Squid Ink ££ tarian dishes and kids’ menus. ST IVES: Porthminster
Seafood Road Map C6 Beach Café ££
Lower Chapel St, PL13 1AT DK Choice Café Road Map A6
Tel 01503 262674 Closed Tue Porthminster Beach, TR26 2EB
A warm, laid-back and friendly PADSTOW: The Seafood Tel 01736 795352 Closed Nov–late
seafood restaurant hiding amid Restaurant £££ Mar: Tue, Wed & Sun dinner; Mon
Looe’s narrow medieval streets. Seafood Road Map B5 A multi-award-winning beach
It serves freshly caught fish and Riverside, PL28 8BY café, Porthminster has spectacular
all produce is sourced locally. Tel 01841 532700 views across the bay to Godrevy
Rick Stein opened his stunning Lighthouse. Mediterranean- and
NEWQUAY: Fifteen Cornwall £££ flagship restaurant in 1975, Asian-inspired seafood is served
Seafood Road Map B5 and since then it has gained in a convivial atmosphere.
Watergate Bay, TR8 4AA an inter national reputation for
Tel 01637 861000 serving fresh seafood, simply ST MAWES: Tresanton £££
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s large, but exquisitely cooked. It’s fun Seafood Road Map B6
modern brasserie is perched on to sit at the central bar and 27 Lower Castle Rd, TR2 5DR
the cliffs above the beach, with order sashimi or oysters. Menus Tel 01326 270055
eye-catching views through change daily, according to what’s A striking, all-white restaurant
wraparound windows. Fantastic available, and there are rooms with a mosaic-tiled floor, tongue-
seafood with rich Mediterranean upstairs too (see p179). No admit- and-groove walls and a gorgeous
flavours is on offer. tance to children under three. terrace with sea views. The
menu focuses on fish, simply
PADSTOW: Rafferty’s ££ and perfectly cooked.
Wine Bar Road Map B5 PENZANCE: The Victoria Inn ££
St Merryn, PL28 8NF Gastro-pub Road Map A6 ZENNOR: The Gurnard’s Head ££
Tel 01841 521561 Closed lunch Perranuthnoe, TR20 9NP Pub Road Map A6
A welcoming wine bar and Tel 01736 710309 Closed Sun dinner Treen, TR26 3DE
restaurant, Rafferty’s is particularly Perfectly placed for a pit stop Tel 01736 796928 Closed 24 &
well suited to families and groups. if you’re walking the South West 25 Dec
The menu ranges from tapas and Coast Path, this 12th-century People come from far and wide
sharing plates to hearty stews inn serves well-prepared food, to eat at this cozy pub set in a
and chargrilled steaks. There are fine wine, cider and Cornish wild landscape. The menu is short
good Sunday roasts and there’s lager. The pub is family-friendly, but inspired, driven by what
also a kids’ menu. and dogs are allowed in. arrives daily at the back door.

Sam’s on the Beach, a seaside restaurant in Fowey, Cornwall
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 180–81

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